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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1966
Page
5
Da Nang in Vietnam saw a Flying Tiger Airlines cargo plane crash on a foggy night, killing 135 civilians and injuring at least 42 in Hoa Vang district. Four crew members perished. Rescue teams and U.S. forces searched smoldering ruins as the disaster prompted a major relief effort.
Separate Christmas Eve high way accidents took five lives apiece in Texas Missouri and Kentucky as Americans braved heavy traffic to be with families. Twelve injured in Virginia and California. The National Safety Council said the toll was slightly ahead of 1965 and projected 650 to 750 deaths for the weekend.
A fire aboard the US Washington in Manila Harbor on December 14 destroyed 705 bags of Christmas mail and packages for Army post offices in Vietnam. The ship held 750 bags in hold No 5 where the fire started. 45 bags were saved and flown to Saigon for distribution.
A New York to Mexico City Aeronaves de Mexico jet with 110 aboard crash lands near Mexico City. Forty injured, no deaths reported. Pilot cites possible altimeter failure and poor pre dawn visibility.
Yuletide tales unfold as four year old Tene Lyzeq receives a horse in Grand Rapids while leukemia patient Suzy Dewey, age six, anticipates a Disneyland visit. Bay Mills Chippewa receive over three tons of gifts and food after a fire. Es Canaba Pottawattamie gain Christmas Eve lights funded by a $35 000 community donation.
In 1966 Jimmy, a Hockley County farmer, received a kidney transplant at University Hospital after his kidneys failed. His father Gordon donated a kidney, and after surgery both men faced ICU care, initial functioning failure, and multiple rejection episodes. Jimmy’s vision and health improved, with full recovery expected within a year aided by local doctors and specialists in Lubbock.
In November his return seemed unlikely but Saturday night he arrived to a welcoming homecoming. His daughter Angie, whom he recalls only as a baby, and wife Laverne greeted him as the family reunion began.
Bob Hope recounts a Christmas visit to Vietnam with Anita Bryant and Anita Bryant’s audience impact on veterans. He describes SAR helicopters Jolly Green Giants and the danger at Nakhon Phanom and Cam Ranh Bay, noting a crowd of 20,000 at Cam Ranh Bay and a message to soldier Robert Kerley.
Funeral arrangements are set for Jack J. Hail 81 a Hale Center resident and former Hale County farmer who died Saturday night at Hi Plains Hospital The service will be Monday at 2 p m in the Foursquare Gospel Church with Rev R J Walls of Lubbock and Rev J E Thompson officiating Burial follows at Hale Center Cemetery under Hale Center Funeral Home direction Survivors include four sons three daughters two brothers a half brother 20 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren
Campbell Funeral Home in Spur conducts services for James A. Culbert 79 a retired farmer and longtime Dickens County resident found dead at his home Saturday Survivors include daughter Ruth Worley Andrews three sons Leonard Quanah and James Gift announced Dallas Baptist College received 436 000 from anonymous donors and a sister Euna Starr Spur plus 13 grandchildren
Two Lubbock men, Max Hernandez and Joe Rocha Diez, were killed in a Christmas Eve shooting at a residence on 105 N Ave M. Suspect Tandy Berlanga, 32, surrendered to sheriff’s deputies and was charged with murder with malice in the meantime. Autopsies were ordered and services for Diez are pending. Survivors include Diez’s mother, six brothers, and three sisters.
U.S. MPs and troops in Vietnam returned fire after Viet Cong snipers attacked near Saigon and Chu Chi. Helicopters and U.S. planes conducted reconnaissance missions over the region, with no aircraft downed. A Marine unit reported later clashes as troops moved through the Chu Chi enclave.
The obituary notes an area youth officer from 1961 to 1964 and military deaths in Vietnam. It details Cpl DeBusk whose funeral at Williams Funeral Home in Slaton awaits body arrival from Vietnam, plus Pfc Olmos killed near Cu Chi while on perimeter guard with the 23rd Infantry Division. Survivors include spouses, children, and extended family across Lubbock, Slaton, Sanderson, and California.
Juan dose Rodriguez about 50 was in good condition after a one car accident two miles north of Brownfield on U S Highway 62. He was thrown from the car when a tire blew out and the vehicle hit a sign post around 6 15 p m. Russell Hardin 61 county tax assessor collector remained in fair condition at Methodist Hospital after admission for cardiac treatment. About 75 friends and relatives of Mrs Jeff B Cross attended a Christmas Eve dinner at her home Saturday night with family from across the area.
In the Po River delta towns hit by November floods most squares show lighted Christmas trees as symbols of resilience. Only one town remains without the customary illumination.
Mr and Mrs Edward McCutcheon welcomed a daughter at 2 46 am at Methodist Hospital. Mr and Mrs Apolinio Romero reported a daughter born at 5 25 pm at its Clinic. Mr and Mrs Renaldo Valdez welcomed a son at 7 59 am at Laut Cine. Mr and Mrs Bly Strickland announced a son born at 5 12 pm at Meth lot with the father employed at Truck Center Rest stop.
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